Moai taŋata, Cambridge — Z 6123
Reported holding and location
Sources may describe historical holdings or locations.
Reported holder: Museum of Archeology and Anthropology
Recorded in: Indigen Recollecting Rapa Nui Gallery
Reported location: Cambridge
Recorded in: Indigen Recollecting Rapa Nui Gallery
Source accounts
Indigen Recollecting Rapa Nui Gallery (9 claims)
Reference: https://www.indigen.eu/gallery
Classification: Moai taŋata
Reported holder: Museum of Archeology and Anthropology
Reported location: Cambridge
Catalogue number: Z 6123
Material: wood, shell
Description: Collection date: 1887
Description: Collector: unknown
Description: Acquisition date: unknown, donated by Baron Anatole A. A. von Hügel
Description: Dimensions: 15,5 x 60,5 x 10,5 cm
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge collection record for Moai taŋata, Cambridge — Z 6123 (9 claims)
Reference: https://collections.maa.cam.ac.uk/objects/510279/
Source author: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
Catalogue number: Z 6123
Description: Moai tanagata. Wooden carved male figure, in a slightly bowed position, with a large head. One eye has a circle of shell inlay remaining, while the other is an empty cavity. The whole is a light brown colour; a wide crack runs from the proper right of the head down the length of the figure.
Description: Place: Oceania; Polynesia; Rapa Nui [Easter Island]
Material: Wood; Shell
Description: Measurements: 155mm x 605mm x 105mm
Description: Source: von Hügel, Anatole Andreas Aloys (Baron) [ donor]
Description: Reference Numbers: Z 6123; MAA: O.XX.2; ?D 1887.9 (part); 15 [written in black on rear]
Description: Catalogue event: Context (Analysis) Roughly carved figure in light coloured wood. One shell eye inset with obsidian remaining. Probably late nineteenth century -early twentieth century. Condition fair: large crack down rear of back. From notes by Rafal Wieczorek, 4/2/2014 Event Date 4/2/2014 Author: maa
Description: Catalogue event: Description (Physical description) Moai tanagata. These figures can be male or female- this is male. Carved using nineteeth century techiniques and styles with inlaid shell eyes- no obsidian remains. The base of the feet are rounded indicating it was suspended form the house and hung around the body like a bandolier for ceremonies, rather than carved for sale. From knowledge shared by Rapanui archaeologist Enerike Ngaara Te Manu Carrasco Hotu on a visit to MAA, 13/05/2025 Event Date 13/5/2025 Author: rachel hand